Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-09
SAN FRANCISCO GOSsIP-No. 2
Something of the Newspapers OF
tho Golden Gate-rhe Exam-
liner and the Hearsts, Father
and sou-PersOuai Ana.


the rest of the world. have noticed the
splutter amongst the news
papers of this mercurial burg, of late,
and have doubtless certain languid in
terest in its details. 1t was led up to
by the completion to San Francisco OF
the Mackay-Bennett Postal and Cable |
Telegraph system. Apropos of this, it
is said that Mackay has six million dol
lars invested in this plant, and that 1t is
likely to prove in the end the most re-
munerative speculation, outside Of min
ing, that he has ever engaged in. The
only dead loss this Bonanza King Is said
TO have encountered was in his opera
lions with his brother.in-law, Baron
Telfener, in certain Texas railways.
There he is supposed to have dropped a
cool million; but, to him, that was a
mere bagatelle. Waving this aspect of
the matter, however, Immediately upon
the completion of his line, the Eram'
iner, which had been given to VIM. l..
Hearst by his quite liberal father, the
Senator, at once began new departure
in journalism by securing tremendous
volume of cablegram dispatches, at a
prodigious outlay of money, forcing upon
its contemporaries, the Chronicle and
Call commensurate expenditure.
THE NEW Jou REALISTIC RICHMOND.
have met the young gentlemen who
has been so suddenly invested with such
responsible functions, and must say that
| am compelled to write pleasantly OF
him. He is only twenty-tbree years
old and fresh from college. He has an
honest and intelligent face, and is quite
modest withal-a chip of the old block.
While he has physical and social attrac-
tions which might well warrant his pos
ing as dude, he shows no inclination
that way, and is indefatigably devoted
to work. When he had completed his
collegiate course his father offered him
one OF three careers, any one OF which
would content an ordinary graduate,
viz: the superintendency of his large
ranch in San Luis Obispo, or his two
million acre ranch in Mexico, the latter
stocked with ten thousand head
of horned cattle, or the control,
with ownership, of the San Fran
cisco Examiner. The young man
told his father that, as he 1.-THE SOM had
r. ceived a rather elaborate collegiate
education, he would prefer to engage in
business which would admit OF the
DEVELOPMENT of such intellectual gifts,
natural and acquired, as he might possess.
He added that there was plenty of room
| for the Examiner in the front rank, and
that he would like the task of putting it
there, This was in the line of the re.
| mark of Daniel Webster who, upon
being told that the legal profession was
overcrowded, replied that there was plen-
| ty of room at the top. Thereupon Hearst
senior made over his paper to the am.
bilious young graduate, with the senten-
tious remark, Heres half million
dollars. Take the paper and put it on
top II that is not enough l will make
it q million"
Certes, this was rather encouraging to
| young man of spirit, and he at once set
about carrying out the paternal injunc-
ton, and with notable success The
| Eraminer has increased eight thousand
in circ llation during the past three
months. Its staff OF present embraces
many of the ablest newspaper men in
San Francisco-fine executive and all
round newspaper men. like Henderson,;
incisive literary people. like Ambrose
Bierce. Recognizing the constituency
for which it caters, decided flavor OF
sensationaiisn has crept into its columns.
1t charters special Sunday trains to dis.
| tribute its issues along all lines Of rail-
way, at the seaside and other summer
resorts, compelling its competitors to
follow suit. Its young editor is thor
oughly imbued with the spirit of Tex
celsior." While this impetnous young
adventurer in the field of journalism has
unquestionably committed some blum
ders, and will commit more, bis short
| administration of his trust. backed by
the liberality of his father, has been
characterized by dash and success
which could have been looked for from
no other journalist in San Francisco
since the death of Charles De Young.
His father feels natural and justitiable
pride at the quickly developed aptitude
of his young hopeful, who bids fair to
develop into one of the prominent men
of the Coast. While his advantages
have been great it must in fairness be
said that he is responding to his self-im.
posed mission in splendid way.
| SENATOR HEARST.
All Californians have an official, and
many have personal interest in the
man who will represent California for
six years in the Senate of the United
States, and who, for the first time in the
history of the party in this State, has
given the Golden State live Democratic
daily newspaper. We would not refer
to the leading characteristics of the new
Senator if it were not for the gross mis-.
presentations which have appeared in
many of the Eastern journals concerning
him. Mr.. Hearst is self.made man, of
the genuine Missouri type, and from
tiersman from base. Every experienced
man on the Pacific coast knows that this
statement involves much of genuine
manliness and often the very Nemean
lions nerve. He is not at all finicky of
phrase, sticking for no niceties of Ian.
guage. but man who would have gone
straight to the heart of Andrew jackson
and old Sam Houston, as be seems to
have gone to that of President Cleve-
land. He is essentially miner, and
confessedly one of the most saga
cious ones of the Pacific coast. His
works speak louder than words.
Already the possessor of five or six
accumulated millions, he is supposed to
| be in receipt of a fabulous income from